Monta Ellis injured

Monta Ellis had what the Warriors are calling successful surgery today to repair a “Grade 3 high ankle sprain, a torn deltoid ligament and a syndesmosis disruption of his left ankle.”

Ellis told the team he injured his ankle while working out in his hometown of Jackson, Miss.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Angus McBryde of the Andrew Sports & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

Ellis, who signed a six-year, $66 million contract with the Warriors this summer, will have his ankle immobilized for approximately six weeks and then spend the next six weeks doing off-court rehabilitation. After that 12-week period, he would be allowed to begin on-court rehabilitation.

The team said a return date to game action cannot be determined until the initial 12-week period is completed.